Smells Like Green Spirit

Many of you know I moved from Atlanta to Chicago so I could be less car dependent. It’s one of my favorite things about the city: that I can walk, bike or take public transit anywhere I need to go. (I even walk to work in the winter–I love it, I feel like I’m conquering nature to walk 3 miles to work in a snow storm.) 

Today, I read in the Chicago Tribune online that apparently, Chicago is considered America’s fourth most walkable city, following by San Fransisco, New York City, and Boston. The ratings were based on things like proximity to grocery stores, drug stores, and recreation activities.

Pretty cool, huh?! 

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I just got back from a trip with my mom to Alaska. One of the most amazing things about this trip was all the wildlife and the vast forests and stretches of untouched land. Driving down the street we saw a black bear, a mother moose with her babies, several male moose, and several foxes!  

It was definitely an interesting change from Chicago, where the wildlife I interact with is rats, pigeons, and the many bugs in my house (windows with no screens=lotsa little friends crawling and flying around).

I found this website interesting, with Illinois wildlife in mind. I’m sure there exist websites like this for wherever you might be reading from.

Check it out!

Living with Wildlife in Illinois 

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